As we sat watching and enjoying the Grebes in the varying low light it was interesting to see the files as different areas of the pond had much different looks from the reflections they carried. The manual exposure was helpful to keep the subject exposed correctly as the BG luminance changed drastically .

Here are a few more with a few more to follow again later........comment and enjoy!

Two winners Karl. Great job on the exposures. Manuél got them right. A great pose in 1, but 2 is my pick for the great detail - now if I could just look at it without tilting my head to the left... ~ Ron

2 real nice shots Karl! I think the shutter may have been too slow on the first, the blurred wings work well but I think the body isn't quite right. Maybe I'm too critical? I say the same thing about a lot of my flapper shots 2 is wonderful, I like everything about this one. Getting a nose hole AND a good head angle doesn't happen too often, it sure did for this one. I would rotate it a bit, the tilt makes it a bit uneasy to my eye.

Great job on the tricky exposures and changing conditions. That's what it's all about